CalChamber Announces Ballot Measure Positions

The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has voted to take positions on several ballot measures appearing on California’s upcoming November election.

The list below shows the CalChamber’s position on each ballot measure, including those previously announced by the Board. Ballot positions adopted on September 13 are marked by an asterisk (*):

• Proposition 2*: Authorizes Bonds for Public School and Community College Facilities. – Support.
• Proposition 3*: Constitutional Right to Marriage. – Support.
• Proposition 4*: Authorizes Bonds for Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, and Protecting Communities and Natural Lands from Climate Risks. – Neutral.
• Proposition 5: Authorizes Local Bonds for Affordable Housing and Public Infrastructure with 55% Voter Approval. – Oppose.
• Proposition 6: Eliminates Constitutional Provision Allowing Involuntary Servitude for Incarcerated Persons. – No Position (Board did not consider this measure).
• Proposition 32: Raises Minimum Wage. – Oppose.
• Proposition 33: Expands Local Governments’ Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property. – Oppose.
• Proposition 34*: Restricts Spending of Prescription Drug Revenues by Certain Health Care Providers. – Support.
• Proposition 35*: Provides Permanent Funding for Medi-Cal Health Care Services. – Neutral.
• Proposition 36*: Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes. – Support.

For more information, see the special report inside this edition of Alert.